From “shall” to “will”
From The Presiding Bishop

From “shall” to “will”

Recently the Louisiana Legislature passed a law mandating that all state-funded schools and universities prominently display the Ten Commandments in classrooms and cafeterias. Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah are considering…

Thoughts for Thursday: August is here
Spiritual Resources

Thoughts for Thursday: August is here

Today we are sharing a few prompts to encourage you during your personal spiritual time. We hope this collection will inspire you to be loving to yourself and others as…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 8
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 8

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 7
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 7

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 5
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 5

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, Monday, Aug. 5 We give thanks for the gift of Christian community, through which the Spirit unites us with…

Lectionary blog: Please recognize the anointed
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Please recognize the anointed

Lectionary for Aug. 11, 2024 12th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; Psalm 130; Ephesians 4:25–5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 One of my favorite stories from Scripture is that…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 2
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 2

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

An extraordinary Lutheran love story
Spiritual Resources

An extraordinary Lutheran love story

David Schaeffer’s book Letters from Sweden (Mercer University Press, 2023) isn’t an ordinary love story. For one thing, it’s told mainly in letters, most of them written by the author’s…

Prayer ventures: July 31
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 31

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…